20 Mr. D. Sharp on the 



transverse, tenth broad and transverse, eleventh short and 

 not quite so broad as the tenth. Eyes bearing a few short 

 coarse setse. Thorax about as long as broad, nearly as broad 

 as the elytra, only slightly narrowed behind, and the sides very 

 little curved towards the front angles ; the surface a little 

 uneven, bearing short coarse setee or scale-like hairs ; the 

 lateral margins densely fringed with such setse. Elytra appa- 

 rently rather coarsely and closely sculptured, but their sculp- 

 ture rendered indistinct by the dense short setas with which 

 they are clothed ; these setas are a little variegated in colour ; 

 there are no tubercles or depressions. Head with rather long 

 cavities beneath, directed backwards, so as to be parallel along 

 the inner margin of the eyes ; sides of the thorax near the 

 front angles slightly depressed, so as to indicate the rudiments 

 of cavities for the protection of the antennaB. Legs red ; tibiae 

 armed externally with fine short setfe. 



Sent both from Auckland and Tairua by Mr. Lawson and 

 Captain Broun. 



Ohs. This species departs somewhat from the European 

 Coxelus pictuSj by the more elongate antennal cavities and by 

 the slightly concave front part of the surface of the undersides 

 of the thorax ; but its general structure seems to be so similar 

 to that of the European species, that I think it would be pre- 

 mature to characterize it at present as a distinct genus. 



Coxelus similis^ n. sp. 



C. oblongus, angustulus, parallelus, piceus, antennis pedibusque nifis, 

 supra dense breviterque hispidulus, vix variegatus ; tibiis extus 

 breviter pubescentibus. Long. corp. 2| m. m. 



This species is extremely closely allied to C. duhius, and 

 only differs therefrom, so far as I can see, by the following 

 characters : — The antennae and legs are a little stouter ; and 

 the tibise, instead of bearing externally coarse setae such as are 

 seen on the elytra, bear only a few fine hairs ; the base of the 

 thorax is less depressed, so that the outline at the junction 

 with the elytra seems less interrupted. 



Sent from Auckland by Mr. Lawson. 



Syncalus (nov. gen. Colydiidarum). 



Corpus crassum, couvexum, setosum. Antennae ll-articulatae, clava 

 triarticulata ; retractiles. Prothorax lateribus subtus impressis. 

 Coxae sat distantes. Tarsi 4-articulati, articiJo basali sat elongate, 

 subtus setoso. Facies generis Tarphii. 



I propose this generic name for two species which have 

 extremely the appearance of Taiyhius^ but differ therefrom by 



